GDT 5-11-16: Braves vs. Phillies

[UNCBlue012]

Wow. Three 8 inning performances in a row. Insane.

 

[bravesfanforlife88]

13,760 has to be the smallest announced crowd in quite some time

 

[Julio3000]

Another good one: From some spots in the upper-deck, if you squint, you can almost make out the lights of downtown!

Impeded, perhaps, by the exhaust particulate haze in the air.

 

[bravesnumberone]

Aybar is ****.

 

[Braves1976]

Can we put Aybar at second in the 9th instead of wasting Castro there? Aybar's arm, lack thereof, has cost Viz a run against recently too. Might again.

 

[Hudson2]

If Viz were to blow this game then Fredi would probably be fired right after...come on Phily!

 

[Julio3000]

 

[CrimsonCowboy]

 

[Braves1976]

Great game Perez, too bad you didn't get a shot at the CG though. Braves win at home, win number 2! Tied with Twins again I think, or maybe they have one more loss?

 

[50PoundHead]

Impeded, perhaps, by the exhaust particulate haze in the air.

Good win. That's probably as easy as it will get for them this year.

I can see both sides of the decision to pull Perez. Vizcaino has to get his work in somehow. Would have been nice to let Perez finish it out though.

 

[50PoundHead]

Great game Perez, too bad you didn't get a shot at the CG though. Braves win at home, win number 2! Tied with Twins again I think, or maybe they have one more loss?

Braves are a half game ahead of the Twins after today's action.

 

[Braves1976]

Good win. That's probably as easy as it will get for them this year.

I can see both sides of the decision to pull Perez. Vizcaino has to get his work in somehow. Would have been nice to let Perez finish it out though.

Perez could've started 9th, if a runner reaches it's save situation. Then go to Viz and he gets a save for his work. Not that he had to pitch tonight anyway. But you kill two birds with one stone that way.

 

[Braves1976]

Braves are a half game ahead of the Twins after today's action.

I saw that, they just keep losing too. Come on Twins!

 

[50PoundHead]

Perez could've started 9th, if a runner reaches it's save situation. Then go to Viz and he gets a save for his work. Not that he had to pitch tonight anyway. But you kill two birds with one stone that way.

I don't know when Viz last pitched, but Whitey Herzog used to have a rule of thumb: Never work your closer three days in a row and never let them go three days without work. Again, I don't know when Vizcaino last pitched, but if he doesn't stay sharp, you run an injury risk with him (as you would if you pitched him all the time). I think the other rule of thumb on closers now is that you always have them start the 9th.

 

[dak]

Scherzer has struck out 20 through 8.2 IP. Wow.

 

[striker42]

When Perez doesn't walk people he's actually not terrible

 

[57Brave]

85 pitches in 8 ip.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

I don't know when Viz last pitched, but Whitey Herzog used to have a rule of thumb: Never work your closer three days in a row and never let them go three days without work. Again, I don't know when Vizcaino last pitched, but if he doesn't stay sharp, you run an injury risk with him (as you would if you pitched him all the time). I think the other rule of thumb on closers now is that you always have them start the 9th.

Sunday was his last time out.. he pitched both Sat and Sun.

 

[bravesfanMatt]

Scherzer has struck out 20 through 8.2 IP. Wow.

complete game on 119 pitches..

 

[Braves1976]

complete game on 119 pitches..

I guess they haven't heard that magic 85 number eh?